Zakarpattia has changed hands many times but a Hungarian community home to 80k ethnic Hungarians has lived here for centuries. Since Ukraine’s independence in 1991, the local Hungarians have had an uneasy relationship with their homeland.
In Kyiv, there are fears that the Hungarian community in the west risks becoming a smaller-scale mirror of the Russian-speaking community in the east, with a hostile foreign power using concerns about their rights as an excuse to undermine Ukrainian sovereignty. Hungarian state television frequently complains about the repression of Hungarians in Ukraine, often in terminology that echoes Russian propaganda about Ukraine. For many Hungarians, resurgent Ukrainian national pride risks the forced integration of their community.
European bodies have repeatedly criticized Ukraine for its policies on minority languages, particularly after a 2017 law that restricted the use of languages other than Ukrainian, a move aimed lessening the influence of Russian language that also affected the country’s Hungarian and Romanian communities. 3 days ago Ukraine`s parliament adopted an updated draft law on national minorities to implement the latest recommendations by the Council of Europe. The bill allows the use of EU languages and languages of national minorities in political advertising, private, schools and universities and the media. However advertising must be duplicated in Ukrainian and the study of Ukrainian in all educational institutions will remain mandatory.
But just as Ukraine moves to do what Budapest has being asking it for years, Orbán appears to have moved the goalposts, threatening to block Ukraine’s accession anyway. One diplomatic source said: “It shows that the language concerns have been bogus all along, this is not about language rights, this is about a dislike of Ukraine and a desire to curry favor with Putin.”
Соедините выделенные слова в тексте с русскими эквивалентами:
независимость Украины -
враждебная иностранная держава -
подрывать украинский суверенитет -
жалобы на притеснения венгров -
пробудившаяся Укр национальная гордость -
политика по языкам меньшинств -
ограничить использование других языков кроме украинского -
внедрить последние рекомендации -
изучение украинского останется обязательным
вступление Украины в Евросоюз -
Ukraine’s independence; hostile foreign power; to undermine Ukrainian sovereignty; complains about the repression of Hungarians; resurgent Ukrainian national pride; policies on minority languages; restricted the use of languages other than Ukrainian; to implement the latest recommendations; the study of Ukrainian will remain mandatory; Ukraine’s accession
Mark TRUE or FALSE:
1. Orban and Putin have very similar attitude mirrored in their respective propaganda about their ethnic minorities in Ukraine.
2. Kyiv only adopted this amendment regarding minority languages use in aspiration to adhere to the EU requirements and be eligible to become a member.
3. Orban has been appeased by this measure and will no longer thwart Ukraine`s accession.
4. Anyone willing can from now on opt out of compulsory study of the Ukrainian language.
KEYS
1T 2T 3F 4F